Ponderosa Speedway's 3rd Annual Red Clay Bash on Sept. 27 (Sportsman $400 to win)
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2014 Media Release #58 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2014)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; @MichaelDespain-Twitter; Michael Despain-Facebook)
Ponderosa Speedway’s 3rd Annual Red Clay Bash $3,000 to win on SATURDAY September 27
Junction City, KY-September 7, 2014- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jerry Denson and staff will be off the next few weekends in preparation for the 3rd Annual Red Clay Bash on SATURDAY September 27 at the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay oval better known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring”.
The event will feature Super Late Model, Modified, Pro Late Model, Sportsman, and Pure Street divisions in action for this event. As an added during intermission, there will be Power Wheels races for the children and there will also be Spectator Drags, making it a must see event for racers and fans of all ages.
The 3rd Annual Red Clay Bash will be contested at Ponderosa Speedway on SATURDAY September 27 and will feature Super Late Models racing for $3,000 to win in their main event. The Modified division will also be in action as well, racing for $1,000 to win. Joining the Super Late Model and Modified divisions on Saturday September 27 will be the Pro Late Models, racing for $600 to win, and Sportsman, racing for $400 to win. Also, Pure Streets have been added to the card for Saturday September 27 as well and will race for $200 to win, but there must be at least six entries or those drivers will have to race with the Sportsman. RACEceivers are mandatory for all divisions and can be rented at the track at driver registration, with all drivers needing to be signed at the time for the drivers meeting that evening at 6:30 p.m.
The Super Late Model division will have a $50 entry for this event. There will be no entry fee for the Modified, Pro Late Model, and Sportsman divisions for this event.
3rd Annual Red Clay Bash A-Main Payouts for SATURDAY September 27, 2014:
Super Late Models (35 laps): 1st- $3,000, 2nd- $1,200, 3rd- $700, 4th- $500, 5th- $400, 6th- $350, 7th- $325, 8th- $300, 9th- $275, 10th through 20th- $250 to start.
Modifieds (25 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $400, 4th- $375, 5th- $350, 6th- $250, 7th- $200, 8th- $175, 9th- $150, 10th through 18th- $125 to start.
Pro Late Models (20 laps): 1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $250, 4th- $200, 5th- $150, 6th- $125, 7th through 18th- $100 to start.
Sportsman (15 laps): 1st- $400, 2nd- $200, 3rd- $150, 4th- $125, 5th- $100, 6th- $90, 7th- $80, 8th- $70, 9th- $60, 10th- $55, 11th through 18th- $50 to start.
Activities for the 3rd Annual Red Clay Bash on SATURDAY September 27 will see the general admission area and pit area open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 6:45 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 7:15 p.m., with racing set to take the green flag at 8:00 p.m. Ticket prices for the SATURDAY September 27 event in the general admission area will be $20 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. A pit pass will be $35.
Ponderosa Speedway last raced on Friday August 22 and feature event winners that evening included Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in Super Late Models, Ryan Thomas of Gosport, IN in Modifieds, Tyler Allen of Indianapolis, IN in Pro Late Models, and Russ Gabbert of Berea, KY in Sportsman.
Track championship point leader heading into the SATURDAY September 27 event are Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY in Super Late Models, Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY in Pro Late Models, Ryan Thomas of Gosport, IN in Modifieds, and Glen Hounshell, Jr. of Mount Vernon, KY in Sportsman.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. Jerry Denson is the track promoters and will present dirt track sports entertainment from April through mid-October of the 2014 race season. For more information about racing activities at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpages on the internet at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or by contacting track promoter Jerry Denson at (606) 235-0190 or via email at jerrydenson@ponderosaspeedway.net., via Twitter @MichaelDespain, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/ (Ponderosa Speedway). Patrons and/or other interested parties can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.
